Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection Request

Michael Howell
Federal Highway Administration
7 February 2019

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 26 (Thursday, February 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 2661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01472]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2019-0005]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments 
for a New Information Collection Request

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to 
request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a 
new information collection, which is summarized below under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We are required to publish this notice in 
the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Please submit comments by April 8, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID 2019-
0005 by any of the following methods:
    Website: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of Transportation, West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R. Kevin. O'Grady 202-366-2030 or 
Arnold Feldman, 202-366-2028, Office of Real Estate Services, Federal 
Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: An Analysis of the Use of Waiver Valuations by Federal, 
State and Local Public Agencies (LPAs): Identifying and Measuring 
Outcomes That Could Further Streamline Project Delivery.
    Background: Waiver valuation is a key component of the ``Right-of-
Way Flexibilities'' that were an FHWA Every Day Counts (EDC) 
initiative. This research will provide a detailed analysis of the 
current state of the waiver valuation program nationwide. It will 
identify issues, practices, or misinformation/misunderstanding that 
limit the implementation of the waiver valuation program and reduce its 
ability to streamline processes. The research will document the steps 
that are taken to improve implementation of waivers and enhance savings 
of administrative costs. The research also will identify additional 
opportunities for improving the existing processes/practices for waiver 
valuations that can provide significant savings in time and money and 
provide greater flexibility to acquiring agencies in delivery of their 
overall right-of-way acquisition program.
    Respondents: Each of the 52 state DOT's (for the 50 states, the 
District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico) will be asked to respond to a 
written questionnaire. A subset of the state DOT's will be asked to 
participate in follow-up interviews.
    Frequency: One-time survey.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 2 hours per 
survey response and 1 hour per interview.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Approximately 120 hours.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed 
collection is necessary for the FHWA's performance; (2) the accuracy of 
the estimated burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to enhance the quality, 
usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways that 
the burden could be minimized, including the use of electronic 
technology, without reducing the quality of the collected information. 
The agency will summarize and/or include your comments in the request 
for OMB's clearance of this information collection.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued On: February 1, 2019.
Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-01472 Filed 2-6-19; 8:45 am]
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